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Hey there. It’s been a while… Anyone else hear the Staind song in their head now? Yeah, me neither. Anyhoo. I’m coming off the longest off season, ever. Pretty much since I crashed in Augusta at the Ironman 70.3. What is that, like 18 months? So this great book by Alicia DiFabio came out andContinue reading “The longest off season. Ever.”

I should get that printed on a t-shirt. Because what I say to you, the advice I give you, how I may encourage you; is what I really want for you. I want it so bad for you, but not for myself. I tell you the wonderful things I see in you, I’ll help youContinue reading “Do as I say, not as I do”

Lindsey Hein (http://lindseyhein.com/) is a mom, incredible runner, coach and social media pro. She has started a podcast called “I’ll Have Another,” just casual and fun conversations with people she wants to get to know better so she can share their stories with her listeners. Lindsey and I have known each other for five yearsContinue reading “I’ll have another”

Self-esteem. Confidence. Discipline. Love. Determination. Attitudes. Self-worth. Health. Mind. Body. Spirit. Relationships. Priorities. Emotions. Pride. Goals. Passion. Hope. Lives. Running changes all of that and more. We could easily fill an entire blog post with things that running changes. Yesterday we had 18 members run the half marathon and 5 members run the 5K raceContinue reading “What does running change?”

You’ve seen it in movies, the hero is struggling to stay a float after being locked into a room that is filling with water. Their head tilted back, grasping at the last few breaths of air before they’re gone. Your heart is racing and you’re wondering how they’re going to get out, they have toContinue reading “in the shadows”

Hey there. It’s been a while. Last we chatted I was telling you about my new scar. Well fast forward five months and it’s doing well. I’ve gained full mobility and the scar makes an appearance every day unless I’m wearing a crew neck top. I can’t lie, I enjoyed those few months over theContinue reading “5 months that lead back to zero”

On the way back to Indy, I figured life would run at the same speed, only down a wing. Ha, that’s fucking funny. I was down like 200 wings. After the Meltdown in Lingerie I got back to work on Tuesday after a trip to my primary care doctor. I was the first patient of theContinue reading “I got a badass scar”

After a month of not knowing if I was coming or going working 12-17 hours a day, I was finally on my way to Georgia to race Ironman Augusta 70.3. Since my race in Chicago at the end of August, I hadn’t been on my bike much more than a few times, had been inContinue reading “The devil went down to Georgia looking for a PR to steal”

I dropped Brian off at his house and drove myself to JC Penney so I could get a front close bra. So I got welcomed to the broken clavicle club by several of my hard core cycle friends. They are all male, I bet they didn’t have to worry about putting on a bra byContinue reading “Meltdown in lingerie”

My life is all about random experiences pulling together for a greater purpose. That’s so true for how I got to the start line of an Ironman, landed my job and my recent experience, having the honor to deliver a Ted talk at TedX Lilly this past Thursday. This year’s topic was reinvention: your company,Continue reading “TedX Experience! Taxi cab to Ironman – Relating homelessness and running”